Paris – The Socialist Party took control of Paris in 2001, after 130 years of right-wing dominance, but now the controversial 12-year legacy of Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo has fuelled bids for a change of direction. We look at the six main contenders in the upcoming municipal elections and the issues they're campaigning on.
Paris has around 2.1 million inhabitants and some 1.4 million of them are registered to vote in France’s local elections on 15 and 22 March.
